“ Joy to the world the Lord is come let earth receive her King let every heart prepare Him room and heaven and nature sing ....”
Lowell Mason ( 1792-1872 ), arr Charles Beale ( b . 1964 )
Just three nights ago in St . Mary ' s Church in the Old Town the roof was raised with the sounds of our Advent concert , ' O Holy Night '. Many weeks of preparation , with some confusion and angst on the part of the singers , notably in ' Joy to the World ', it all came together magnificently in the end .
On Sunday 15th , St . John ' s church in Boxmoor held their carols and Christmas trees festival complete with a visit from Santa .
Our final rehearsal on the Tuesday before was pretty awful , but Rufus just kept on smiling as he always does . He is the glue that keeps us all together .
The small church was packed . An audience of around 150 joined us with gusto singing the well-known carols and our performance was boosted by their appreciation of our efforts , and the readings by John Myres and Tammy Clark .
We collected an impressive £ 400 for our charity . The Mayor ' s Fund , 2024 aims to help community groups in Dacorum build a positive sustainable future , offering targeted grants for initiatives which may not find financial assistance elsewhere . We were honoured to welcome Councillor Brenda Link , this year ' s mayor , to the concert .
So , the turkey ' s been torn and the soup ' s been supped and we can ' t face any more pudding . We ' ve run out of batteries and the wrappings have gone in the re-cycling bin , or been smoothed out and put away for next year by the more frugal . All that ' s left is Twelfth Night !
So , What does 2025 have in store ?
I don ' t know , but I can assure you it will be fun and exciting . We have two dates in the diary :
On Saturday May 10th we ' ll be staging our Spring Concert , at the Methodist Church in Hemel , one of our favourite venues ; and on August 29th , a party of us depart for Carlisle on tour .
The week had started well , with our member ' s Christmas Lunch in the Cafe in Grovehill Community Centre . Good food and loads of laughter added to the festive spirit
If you ' d like to join a vibrant and inclusive choir , our rehearsals resume at the Church of the Resurrection , in Grovehill , HP2 6BJ on Tuesday January 7th . Our meetings are from 9.45 to 11.35am in term times . There are no auditions and we welcome all adults .
See www . dacorumcommunitychoir . org for more details ,
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